Asymptomatic Urinary Tract Infection Caused by Shigella sonnei

Erik Ekwall Department of Infectious Diseases, Roslagstull Hospital and Stockholm County Council Central Microbiological Laboratory, Stockholm, Sweden

Åsa Ljungh Department of Infectious Diseases, Roslagstull Hospital and Stockholm County Council Central Microbiological Laboratory, Stockholm, Sweden

Barbro Selander Department of Infectious Diseases, Roslagstull Hospital and Stockholm County Council Central Microbiological Laboratory, Stockholm, Sweden

Abstract

The first case of asymptomatic urinary tract infection caused by Shigella sonnei in a patient, a 74-yr-old man, who was not a faecal carrier and had no history of dysentery is reported. Treatment with pivmecillinam 400 mg 3 times daily for 14 days was instituted and the bacteria were eradicated. The time and source of infection is unknown.

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